Wow – that’s another long url title. I really wanted to call this “How To Check Out An Object From One Library And Promote It To A Different Library but keep the program source code line change dates” but that just seemed to ridiculously long.
Why are we talking about this?
We all know there are several ways to copy a source member from one file to another but did you know that HOW you execute the copy can make a BIG difference?
The technique used to copy a source member can cause a complete reset of all the source line change dates. In theory, all source modifications are supposed to be documented in the code itself but everyone knows it doesn’t always happen. When there aren’t adequate mod markings we rely on those line dates to help decipher what changes have taken place in the source code and when. In some source members, losing those dates is disastrous. Here is an example:
The WRONG way:
UHOH – so allthough this works we lose all our line change dates. hashtag thats not good.
The RIGHT way:
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